Keyes Community Services District general manager Ernie Garza wants the people of Keyes to know that they don’t have to be “afraid of the faucet.” Earlier this month, construction began on a long-awaited water filtration project in Keyes that will eliminate the chemical called 1,2,3-trichloropropane from being a threat to the town’s drinking water system. In 1992, 123 TCP was added to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause cancer, pursuant to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act. It has been used as a cleaning and degreasing solvent and also is associated with pesticide products, according to the State Water Resources Control Board.